Summary Oxfam in the Philippines is implementing a research and advocacy project which aims to help low-income local government units improve their capacity to respond to disaster through investing in risk transfer mechanisms for their assets. We welcome organisations interested in working in partnership with Oxfam to design an insurance model that will work with […]

The Humanitarian Response Consortium (HRC), an Oxfam partner, conducted a rapid assessment of the impact of Typhoon Nina in Catanduanes, and responded to immediate needs on water, sanitation and hygiene in villages with high cases of diarrhoea. More than a week after the storm, the HRC’s rapid assessment team reached the remote villages of Barangay Dugui […]

Typhoon Nina left at least P5.3 billion ($106.5 million) in damages to agriculture, based on initial assessments, after pounding the Philippines in the middle of Christmas night.    The typhoon, known internationally as Nock-ten, forced over 400,000 people to flee their homes. Tens of thousands remained in evacuation centers as of Wednesday morning. The provinces […]

Typhoon Nina (international name: Nock-ten) continues to intensify as it remains on track to hit land in the province of Catanduanes in the afternoon or evening of Christmas Day. Aside from the Bicol region, the Philippine capital of Metro Manila is also expected to experience heavy rains, along with the provinces of Cavite, Rizal, Laguna, […]

On Friday, the board of the People’s Survival Fund (PSF), a special annual fund in the National Treasury intended to finance local climate change adaptation initiatives, announced that it has given the green light for two projects in Mindanao. The move comes over five years since the fund was created through the enactment of Republic Act 10174 in […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Reacting to the recent approval by the People’s Survival Fund (PSF) board of two project proposals submitted by the local government units of Lanuza in Surigao del Sur and Del Carmen in Surigao del Norte, Justin Morgan, Oxfam in the Philippines Country Director, said: “Oxfam congratulates the two LGUs and all their partner […]

Typhoon Haima, locally known as Lawin, destroyed US$50.6 million worth of infrastructure and crops when it hit northern Philippines in mid-October. It is the strongest typhoon to so far strike the country this year.  The government pre-evacuated thousands of residents in danger areas, preventing the massive loss of lives. Still, Haima left 14 people dead and forced close to 10,000 people out of their homes.  When Haima hit northern Luzon, areas […]

How the Philippines prepared for the onslaught of Super Typhoon Haima (local name: Lawin) proved the importance of measures to reduce risks during disasters, such as the strict implementation of emergency evacuation, in saving lives. At the 7th Asian Ministerial Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction in New Delhi India this week, Oxfam will stress on […]

International aid agency Oxfam, with environmental groups Aksyon Klima Pilipinas and Green Thumb Coalition, has launched an online petition urging the Philippine Senate to ratify the Paris Agreement.   The groups said it is high time the senators act on the agreement as nations prepare to gather for the 22nd UN Climate Talks in Marrakech on […]

On October 19, super typhoon Haima or Lawin as it is locally known, struck the Philippines, leaving a trail of destroyed houses and buildings, as well as damaged lowland and upland agricultural lands in its path.  Many communities affected in northern Luzon are still reeling from the effects of the El Nino phenomenon when the typhoon hit. One of […]